Mein Schiff Relax Makes a New Debut in Funchal
The Port of Funchal received another ship this morning for the first time. The 'Mein Schiff Relax' is making its first operation on this route between Madeira and the Canary Islands, where it will be in the coming hours.
The 'MS Relax' comes from Malaga, after its summer operation in the Mediterranean, and now, in its winter operation, it will remain between the two neighboring archipelagos, with stops at the Port of Funchal on November 4th, 10th, 18th and 24th of this coming month, and at least on December 1st, 8th and 15th.
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That is, in the space of two months it will visit Funchal seven more times, with stops of very similar duration, from early morning, like today, until around 10 pm, with half of the trips marked by arrivals around midnight in November and December and departures in the late afternoon.
This is a ship that made its maiden voyage in March of this year, 2025, with a length of exactly 333 meters and a capacity to carry almost 4,000 passengers, served by 1,400 crew members.
Powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas) and MGO (marine diesel), the 166 gross tonnage of the 'Mein Schiff Relax' was built at the famous Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. According to the 'offshore energy' portal, it is "equipped with a coastal electricity grid connection system, catalytic converters that meet Euro 6 standards, a waste heat recovery turbine that utilizes waste heat from the diesel generators, as well as a waste treatment system that can convert organic substances into recyclable components through a thermal process."
The ship reportedly cost over 400 million euros, although its official price has not been revealed.
Source: Dn Madeira
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